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By Sandy Robins
When Uno the Beagle won the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in February 2008, no one could have predicted that overnight he would become America's newest single-name celebrity, drawing crowds of admirers wherever he went.
A true celebrity, Uno gets his very own airplane seat. Photos courtesy David Frei
Uno was literally an underdog, according to MSNBC. The site's odds on the event were 325 to 1 against his winning, with dog-show pundits claiming that 2008 was going to be the Year of the Poodle. But sheer canine charisma won the day. The moment Uno appeared on the green carpet for the Best in Show lineup, the crowd went wild. And when he won, they rose to their feet in a standing ovation.
Frei, who during his 20-year career with the Westminster Kennel Club has worked with all the previous winners, says Uno's special appeal is that he's "every man's dog."
"It's easy to relate to having dog like him at home," Frei says. "He has a wonderful, easygoing personality and is lovely around both people and other dogs. He truly represents why we love dogs in the first place and highlights the special role they have in our lives."
At Uno's first press conference, Frei joked that if the dog's popularity continued he would have to get him an apartment in New York to fulfill all his public engagements.
And that's exactly what happened. Uno's owner, Caroline Dowell of Austin, Texas, decided that instead of clocking up frequent flyer miles on a weekly basis, it would be easier if the Beagle lived with Frei in New York.
The dog's public engagements have rivaled any demanding celebrity schedule. People lined up for eight hours in the hot California sun when word got out that he was going to meet Snoopy, the world's other most famous Beagle, at Knott's Berry Farm theme park. Baseball enthusiasts cheered and roared their approval when he "threw" the first pitch at a Milwaukee Brewers game, and again when the St. Louis Cardinals played the Atlanta Braves. He thrilled crowds watching the popular Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade when he rode on the Peanuts float.
Due to his celebrity status, American Midwest Airlines upgraded him from "carrier class," actually issuing him his own seat. He checks in with a ticket that lists him as "Uno Frei."
Uno poses with the TSA official tasked with "wanding" him.
To round off his year as America's top dog, Uno will team up with four recent Westminster winners for an Angel on a Leash fundraising event in New York. It will be the first time that a Westminster-winning celebrity lineup has been gathered.
But it won't be Uno's final curtain call.
In true celebrity fashion, even after he's handed over the leash to the next Westminster winner, the "puparazzi" will likely see that he remains newsworthy.
Sandy Robins is a freelance writer who lives in Irvine, Calif.
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I'd make this again in a heartbeat! I did as the other suggested and used a quarter of the amount of allspice and cloves and half the amount of cinnamon. I made two batches (both tripled) and found the first batch to have way to much liquid so I added more apples the second time around. I still had to drain some of the liquid before pouring into my jars. I'd cut back a bit on the cider next time OR use more apples. I used a combination of Gala and Fuji apples and this recipe has a delicious flavor. My family and neighbors thank you!!! The honey is the perfect ingredient, so yummy!
Double the apples and cut the spices in half. Cook with the lid ajar to allow some of the steam off. Excellent flavor.
I thought this was pretty good. I used Golden Delicious because I had them left over and I used more than the recipe said, because of the reviews. I also used a little less liquid and should probably have cut it down by more (a cup instead of half a cup). I still had to strain it a little. I also used only half the spices and only 1/4 of a cup of honey and it is still very good, not overly spiced. I also simply used my hand mixer to blend the apples, which worked great.

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Direct Commercial Sales Foreign Military Sales Excess Defense Articles International Military Education and Training Drawdowns
The United States administration is required by Congress to prepare an annual report on military assistance, military exports, and military imports known as the "Section 655" report (after the section of the Foreign Assistance Act which requires it). This report provides the most detailed official accounting available of specific U.S. weapons systems exported or licensed for export to governments or private buyers around the world.
The Pentagon and the State Department each prepare their own portion of the 655 report. All sales and grants of military equipment and training administered by the DOD's Defense Security Cooperation Agency are included in the Pentagon's section, including drawdowns, excess defense articles, international military education and training, and foreign military sales (FMS). The State Department is in charge of direct commercial sales (DCS); its section includes only DCS licenses authorized, not actual weapons deliveries.
Most of the report for fiscal year 2000 (1 Oct. 1999 - 30 Sept. 2000) is provided below. We are only able to post the report in pdf format; to view, Adobe Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by clicking the icon below. The 655 report is now required by law to be posted online (Title XIII, Section 1306(b) of the FY2000 omnibus spending bill), but the Defense Department has not yet posted the FY1999, FY2000, or FY2001 reports; the copy here was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
Direct Commercial Sales (DCS): Transfers negotiated between the manufacturing company and the foreign buyer, and approved by the Department of State through the issuance of an export license. Note: there is an error in Part I.
Data covers licenses authorized, not actual weapons deliveries.
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The Defense Department's section of the 655 report covers several different types of aid and sales. The transmittal letter to Congress summarizes the contents of the report.
Foreign Military Sales (FMS): New and used weapons, spare parts, and related services purchased directly from the US government by foreign governments. The weapons may be new production, which the Pentagon contracts with the manufacturer for, or from used stocks. This part of the report is arranged by region.
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East Asia and the Pacific: Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Fiji, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga
Near East and South Asia: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Europe: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, Uzbekistan
Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Organization of African Unity
Western Hemisphere: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Organization of American States HQ
International Organizations: NAMSA, NAPMO, NATO, NC3A, NETMA, NHPLO, SACLANT, SHAPE, UNDHA
International Narcotics aid (also included in country listings): Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Worldwide Totals
Excess Defense Articles (EDA): Used weapons and equipment given away for free to foreign governments. Excess defense articles are given away as-is and are sometimes refused by the foreign government. The report gives the quantities offered and those actually accepted.
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Report broken into pieces: Title, Albania-Bahrain, Bangladesh-Dominican Republic, Ecuador-Georgia, Ghana-Hungary, Israel-Jordan, Kazakhstan-Moldova, Morocco-Philippines, Poland-Thailand, Turkey-Yemen
International Military Education and Training (IMET): The money spent on training for the militaries of 111 countries. More complete information on military training is available here.
Drawdowns: Assistance given at the discretion of the President. Drawdowns in FY00 went to Sierra Leone, countries in Southern Africa, Venezuela, and the Iraqi National Congress.
For a general guide to the arms sales process and in-depth descriptions of different types of sales, check out the "Ways and Means" chapter of The Arms Trade Revealed: a Guide for Investigators and Activists.
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Exhaust emissions from five late model vehicles were measured to determine the effect of aromatic fuel components on benzene emissions. The purpose of the work was to determine if there are any fuel components that are major sources of benzene emissions. Reducing the content of such components in gasoline could then be a means of reducing benzene emissions. Analyses of engine-out (before catalyst) and tailpipe-out (after catalyst) exhaust emissions were made to determine catalyst efficiency for reducing benzene emissions.
Benzene (in fuel) effect on benzene exhaust emissions was much greater than that of the other aromatic species. On an equal volume basis, the non-benzene aromatics -- toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, and C9+ aromatics -- had an average effect on benzene emissions about 1/12 that of fuel benzene. All of the non-benzene aromatic components tend to increase exhaust benzene levels. However, the ethlybenzene effect was not statistically significantly different from zero.
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How'd you win? I never win! :) lucky
You're young, gorgeous, smart and in NYC. I think you can handle little things like temporary crummy weather, right??Head up girl!!
Weather definitely gets to me too; I am not okay with cold and rain at the same time at all!
I've been hating the weather here recently! Congrats on the win, always fun. Hope you have a good week!
I'm glad that your camera was found...it's so frustrating to think you lost something, possibly forever. That's how I felt about the perkiness in my boobs after baby #1.
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LOL@Tooj!Gosh, I should have put my coffee down before reading this...I'm really glad your camera was found! 5,000 wines?? Goodness, you must be nearly pickled.
I'm so glad you are enjoying your placemats. They are so cute!So did Texas treat you well?
I was happy when it reached 40 on Sunday, 70 would be heaven on earth. Love the placemats, they are SO cute!
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Now with real-time data flow analysis, SnapLogic aids data-integration projects with a subscription-based service and connecting "Snaps." SnapLogic is sold as a subscription and varies in cost, based on the amount of data throughput.
The SnapLogic Cloud Integration Platform Spring 12 release adds real-time data-flow analysis, component validation and debug tracing to the data-connection platform. I recommend this tool if you need to do regular data processing and data conversion.
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To try out the new features, I used the SnapLogic Designer to create a simple connection between a MySQL table and a CSV file. As I used the SnapLogic Designer, I was automatically provided with a choice of valid snaps, or components as theyre also called, for each operation and for each table. For example, a table called Customer could have a component for reading from Customer, one for inserting data into Customer, one for deleting data from Customer, one for looking up data from Customer and one updating Customer. Finally, a component could perform what SnapLogic calls an upsert operation that combines an update with an insert action. These components can be dropped on the canvas, setting the stage for operations on that particular table. It is possible to start with the lower-level database components for more complex operations. I chose a Read operation on a particular MySQL table. I then added a CSV_Writer component, which saves data to a flat file in comma-separated format. I connected the two components so that I could read data from the MySQL table and push it into the CSV_Writer component, which would, in turn, save the data it receives to a file that I could later open in Excel. Thats the general approach to SnapLogic: The data flows from one component to the next, and each component processes the data in a way that you specify through the components configuration. I chose the fields to read from the MySQL table, and then, when I created the connection, the CSV_Writer automatically picked up those fields and their names by default. I could then rename those fields so they would appear differently in the final file, but I decided to leave them the same. Then, I ran it by clicking the Run button. But an error message popped up, telling me I forgot to give my CSV file a name. So I clicked on the component, and at the bottom of the screen in the properties, I typed in a file name. Then I ran it again. This time, the operation succeeded. Done deal, and I had a CSV file with the data in it. To program this operation manually, I would have to write a script that connects to the table, grabs the data and writes it to a file. But it took only seconds to drag each component on the canvas and connect them, and then a few more seconds to verify the field names I wanted and set the file name. As the pipeline was running, I was able to test out one of the new features, real-time data analysis. I floated the mouse over the components and saw a pop-up window open with some statistics about the data as its flowing through the particular component. These statistics included the number of records coming through the component, the records processed per second, CPU utilization and wait time. The statistics are live, and I could see the numbers updating continuously as my pipeline ran.
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Jeff Cogswell is the author of Designing Highly Useable Software (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0782143016) among other books and is the owner/operator of CogsMedia Training and Consulting.Currently Jeff is a senior editor with Ziff Davis Enterprise. Prior to joining Ziff, he spent about 15 years as a software engineer, working on Windows and Unix systems, mastering C++, PHP, and ASP.NET development. He has written over a dozen books.
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March 3, 2011 11:48 am
Of course, these people who doth protest the system so vociferously make their living off of doing so…
No wonder their minds are so twisted. Commies. Never trusted 'em. Can't believe why anybody would…
Wow, the interviewer from the College of New Jersey certainly is a rocket scientist.
What is she seeking, a bachelors in Snooki studies? She will be on the dean's list if that is the case.
Go for it. Unemployable college students unite! BTW most corporate HR carefully scans the internet utube and facebook sites when they screen candidates. Or didn't you know that?
With that said above………..We all know why these two loons lost every election they were ever in. Where is their "Propaganda Minister"….Michael Moore on this one?
She is a prime candidate for a degree in "Finger Painting" or Advanced Sock Sorting".
These lefties are desperate to start trouble in this country. They can see their bullschitt agenda slipping away as the public learns more and more. Let em revolt, but if they mess with your property it is on.
And Jesse Jackson is a "Reverend". It's a good thing too, it would be crazy if he were a Communist agitator…
And the left gets upset when we question their patriotism.
In Texas, just don't threaten my family or my property, especially after dark. It could be hazardous to your health.
BLAH,BLAH,BLAH, response; ya ahm, ya ahm.
This is were the left goes to try and recruit college students whose heads are still full of mush.
Don't Jesse and Ralph have 2012 campaign posters (for themselves) that they need to start coloring?
When are OLD Liberals going to learn from the failures of the past?
The young people can claim ignorance. A large number will eventually grow out of the adolescent fantasies as they take more responsibility in life.
The older people in the movement have been around long enough to have seen their programs tried, and to see them fail miserably. The old Liberals come from money (Hollywood) and have never really been in a position of responsibility. They have never met a payroll……they have never done without…..and there has always been a scapegoat somewhere near by to blame their personal failures on. Whatever bad thing happens, it's always someone else's fault.
I sort of agree with Ralph. What do you think the tea party is?
Oh what's matter Jessie and major revenue source going to dry up on you if you can't keep the rioting …. oh I mean protesting going?
I hope that the College age kids have been keeping a close eye on what obama and his goons have been up to and realize that there won't be any good jobs waiting for them once they get out of college.
But they have been indoctrinated for the last 14 years of their lives with the lefts socialist beliefs and have no clue about what it takes to find and to keep a decent paying job in the real world.
They should both go to jail.
In 2003 Jackson started blackmailing NASCAR for donations to his political organization. NASCAR was paying up until the fans got hot about it and they stopped. Then in 2008, just by coincidence, a female black crew member who all the NASCAR people thought was just "one of the guys" files a big lawsuit and gets a huge settlement. Coincidence? Not likely. Jackson is swindling crook just like his buddy Barry.
Jackson actually gets it. Nader was clueless. Jackson stated he wants a "revolution to stop the counter revolution." Exactly. The Obamunists are the revolution, the psuedo intellectual transnational socialist revolution to destroy America. The counter revolution is the Tea Party fighting back. Jackson wants the hard core "progressives" (communists) to rise up. Good luck Jesse. Obama is still in shock the proletariat did not rise up after his election. Ain't gonna happen.
It is hilarious though. Listening to these hardened Marxist ideologues fantisze about "the people" and "the students" rising up for a "revolution."
Anti-American and rotten to the core elitist scum. Pathetic.
That term "non-violent revolution" sounds nice – please give me an example, particularly one that has succeeded? "Revolutions", by their very nature, almost always become violent to someone. It's a nice theoretical exercise to talk of non-violent revolution, but once you have kicked it off you have very little control. Despite the media prattling on about the "wisdom of the masses", there is really very little "wisdom" practiced by a mob.
gastorgrab: Old, young, liberals never learn. By definition, they always think that things will work out right if only they are in charge. For every failure they can always point to something that wasn't "done right", and that ultimate success is assured if only thus and such is done instead. They look at Soviet Russia and don't see a failure of Communism. Instead they see a failure of implementation; the underlying system is still bright and shiny and ultimately full of promise to them, if only it can be implemented correctly. And they are willing to keep trying until they get it "correct."
A fine actor who's been in some fine flicks. Wish he'd shut his trap about politics though.
I have an idea. Maybe college students should learn something, graduate, and become productive citizens. How novel would that be/
woops wrong thread! err nothing to see here, move along
Now, that is one pair of boobs!
Any youngster that I know who even thinks they like communism, and as Random points out, the implementation is the issue – I tell them that this "utopia" will NEVER happen for a few reasons, but mainly – some folks LIKE to achieve, and also THERE ARE AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE evil men and women who will prevent such a system from working. It is human nature. Some will work for more, some won't care to make the effort and others will make the effort – but off of someone else's back by stealing.
Do we prosecute anything these days?
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a violation of allegiance to one's sovereign or to one's state.
the betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith; treachery.
These were college students asking the questions? They sounded like 12 year old girls. I guess they edited out the part where Jesse and Ralph were asked which Justin Bieber song was their fave and when they would be doing an interview for "Tiger Beat" with a photo spread?
Wow, so college kids are supposed to act like muslims who revolt because they don't like the consequences of Sharia and Islam? All those muslims are going to get is another Dictator who wants to live like Mohammad, their "perfect man"! There is no hope for muslims in Egypt, Lybia, etc, etc… they will get more of the same, all they are accomplishing is a Changing of the Tyrants. Then again, that's what they want! Islam and it's tyranny is always the answer and when it fails, as it always will, their clerics will tell the masses that "The Answer to all your problems is… You have to Practice Islam Better!". It's very disturbing to think they are teaching Islamic Studies in the USA at many of the Major Universities. No doubt the ruling elite in muslim countries really like Islam as it keeps the masses of people ignorant and superstitious.
Blacks? College? Nice try Jesse
……Jesse Jackson and Ralph Nader placed in Federal custory for incitement to riot, formenting a revolt and treason.


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Here's a picture of it.
Really loving the S1600 so far!! I think I'm going to do a few things to it. Ordered some Team Heko wind deflectors and some white and black DMB badges. Possibly remove the rear fiesta badge. Window tints.
Hopefully going to get one of these fitted
really love the RS look... just the price that puts me off a bit.. but what are credit cards for eh
Havnt taken many pictures of the new car yet but will get some good ones soon.
Any other suggestions for mods/upgrades would be welcomed.
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It is a harsh treatment you have subjected this picture to and in the darker areas it gives an interesting effect. Unfortunately where the light areas of the ferry bleed into the sky you lose all suggestion of form and the image as a whole can't survive this.
As you have this in RAW you should find it possible to get this sort of effect and keep a feel for the shape of the vessel.
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Yeah, sad to say but it doesn't work for me either. By effectively taking out the sky and water, it just looks like a totally blown shot of a ferry in mid-air. I think I'd rework this, and maybe just try a B+W conversion and see how that looks. As it is, the image is way too flat.
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This Confined Spaces Policy was prepared in compliance with OR/OSHA General Occupational Safety and Health Standards – OAR 437, Division 2, (29 CFT 1910) Subdivision J; (1910.146)
Office of Risk Management
1036 SE Douglas, Room 322
Roseburg, OR 97470
Telephone: (541) 957-4896
Fax: (541) 440-6292
Douglas County Human Resource Department's Administrative
Guidelines / Policy Statement – in support of the Confined Spaces
Plan, key definitions.
This listing provides job classifications involved and the types of
potential confined spaces, and confined space hazards.
The training program includes a detailed assessment of work activity and tools utilized in the performance of the job, what the
potential confined spaces may be, hazards, retrieval from hazards,
removing hazards, training materials, signage.
Responsibilities, common and non-common atmospheric hazards
(how they occur and concerns, employees entering and exiting space, entry permit, responder's responsibilities, considerations in determining an emergency responder.
Douglas County – Confined Space Entry Permit
Douglas County Confined Space Entry Hot Work Permit
Documentation of Plant Space Assessment Alternative Procedures / Reclassification
Contractor Confined Space Notification Checklist
Employee Training Confined Space
Policy Statement
As an employer, Douglas County is responsible under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to provide a hazard-free work environment for employees. This responsibility is supplemented by specific regulations of OAR 437, Division 2, Section J (29 CFR 1910, 146 – Confined Spaces / Permit-Required Confined Spaces). This standard requires that employers evaluate the workplace to determine if hazards are present or likely to be present that necessitate the need to test and protect employees from hazardous environments in confined spaces that may be dangerous to life or health, to post applicable signage to danger, to provide training for employees, and have a rescue service designated in the event that a rescue retrieval system is necessary. In addition, employers must provide employees with appropriate protective equipment to use when there is a reasonable probability that they may have to enter a permit-required confined space.
This plan has been developed based on the Federal Permit Required Confined Space standard that is in effect in Oregon. In it there are two types of confined spaces.
1. Permit required spaces, and
2. Non-permit required confined spaces.
The Douglas County Risk Manager is designated the responsibility to maintain the overall plan and oversee plan implementation.
The Douglas County Safety Manger is designated the responsibility to provide training to employees working within this category.
Coordinators/supervisors will work with the Risk Manager to ensure implementation of the plan and will be a part of the annual program plan process.
Department Heads will notify the Risk Manager as to who the coordinators are for ongoing communication regarding this plan.
Safety Committees: Both the Central Safety Committee and affected departmental safety committees will review the plan procedures and will include the safety and health requirements as part of their routine inspection review.
Employees are responsible to follow these procedures and bring any problems or concerns to their supervisors, safety manager, the Risk Manger or safety committee representatives.
Plan Review and Monitoring
The plan will be monitored by the Risk Manager. All employees designated in this plan as having a need for protection from serious workplace injury or illnesses resulting from confined workplace hazards that cannot be eliminated are to follow the established procedures as addressed in this plan.
This plan will be reviewed annually by the Risk Manager to ensure that the plan is adequate. If major changes are needed prior to the annual plan review, then the Risk Manager, in conjunction with the departmental coordinators, will initiate the review process and appropriate changes will be implemented.
Location of this Plan
Copies of this plan will be kept by department heads, departmental coordinators, the Safety Manager, and the Risk Manager. Employees will be notified of the specific location during their annual training and information sessions. In addition, this plan can also be located on the Douglas County website at www.co.douglas.or.us.
Confined Spaces / Permit-Required Confined Spaces Overview
The Confined Spaces Plan provides guidance and information to all County employees; and requirements for practices and procedures to protect employees in the workplace from the hazards of entry into permit-required confined spaces during the course of their work duties
The training required by the plan will be provided by departments to their staff with assistance from the Safety Manager. This training will occur at the time of the initial assignment where serious Permit-Required Confined Space hazards might take place and annually thereafter.
Key Definitions
Acceptable Entry Conditions
Refers to conditions that must exist in a permit space to allow entry and to ensure that employees involved with a permit-required confined space entry can safely enter into and work within the space.
Alternate Procedures
Specific procedures that allow workers to enter and work in a permit space without a permit if continuous forced-air ventilation controls the atmospheric hazard and no other hazards exist.
This is an individual who is stationed outside one or more permit spaces who monitors the authorized entrants and who performs all attendant's duties assigned in the County's permit space program.
Authorized Entrant
An employee who is authorized by the County to enter a permit space.
Blanking or Blinding
This means the absolute closure of a pipe, line, or duct by the fastening of a solid plate (i.e., spectacle blind or skillet blind) that completely covers the bore and that is capable of withstanding the maximum pressure of the pipe, line, or duct with no leakage beyond the plate.
Confined Space
Double Block and Bleed
This is a closure of a line, duct, or pipe by closing and locking or tagging two in- line valves and by opening and locking or tagging a drain or vent valve in the line between the two closed valves.
Emergency means any occurrence (including any failure of hazard control or monitoring equipment) or event internal or external to the permit space that could endanger entrants.
The surrounding and effective capture of a person by a liquid or finely divided (flowable) solid substance that can be aspirated to cause death by filling or plugging the respiratory system or that can exert enough force on the body to cause death by strangulation, constriction, or crushing.
Entry means the action by which a person passes through an opening into a permit required confined space. Entry includes ensuing work activities in that space and is considered to have occurred as soon as any part of the entrant's body breaks the plane of an opening into the space.
Entry Permit
This is a written or printed document that is provided by the County to allow and control entry into a permit space and that contains specified information.
Entry Supervisor
This is the person responsible for determining if acceptable entry conditions are present at a permit space where entry is planned, for authorizing entry and overseeing entry operations, and for terminating entry as required by this section.
Hazardous Atmosphere
An atmosphere that may expose employees to the risk of death, incapacitation, impairment of ability to self-rescue (escape unaided from a permit space), injury, or acute illness from one or more of the following causes:
(Flammable gas, vapor, mist in excess of 10 percent of it's lower flammable limit; airborne combustible dust at a concentration that meets or exceeds it's LFL; atmospheric concentration of any substance for which a dose or a permissible exposure limit could result in employee's exposure in excess of its dose or permissible exposure limit; any other atmospheric condition that is immediately dangerous to life or health.)
Hot Work Permit
A hot work permit allows the County's written authorization to perform operations (riveting, welding, cutting, burning, and heating) capable to providing a source of ignition.
Immediately Dangerous to Life or Health (IDLH)
Any condition that poses an immediate or delayed threat to life or that would cause irreversible adverse health effects or that would interfere with an individual's ability to escape unaided from a permit space.
Inerting is the displacement of the atmosphere in a permit space by a non- combustible gas to such an extent that the resulting atmosphere is non- combustible.
The process by which a permit space is removed from service and completely protected against the release of energy and material into the space by such means as: blanking or blinding; misaligning or removing sections of lines, pipes, or ducts; a double block and bleed system; lockout or tagout of all sources of energy; or blocking or disconnecting all mechanical linkages.
Line Breaking
Line breaking is the intentional opening of a pipe, line, or duct that is or has been carrying flammable, corrosive, or toxic material, an inert gas, or any fluid at a volume, pressure, or temperature capable of causing injury.
Non-permit Confined Space
This is a confined space that does not contain or, with respect to atmospheric hazards, have the potential to contain any hazard capable of causing death or serious physical harm.
Oxygen Deficient Atmosphere
An oxygen deficient atmosphere is an atmosphere containing less than 19.5 percent oxygen by volume.
Oxygen Enriched Atmosphere
Oxygen enriched atmosphere is an atmosphere containing more than 23.5 percent oxygen by volume.
Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL)
An airborne chemical exposure limit established by Oregon OSHA which cannot be exceeded without proper respiratory protection and the implementation of feasible engineering controls.
Permit-required Confined Space (Permit Space)
A confined space that has one or more of the following characteristics:
(Contains or has a potential to contain a hazardous atmosphere; contains a material that has the potential for engulfing an entrant; has an internal configuration such that an entrant could be trapped or asphyxiated by inwardly converging walls or by a floor which slopes downward and tapers to a smaller cross-section; or, contains any other recognized serious safety or health hazard.)
Permit-required Confined Space Program (Permit Space Program)
The County's overall program for controlling and, where appropriate, for protecting employees from permit space hazards and for regulating employee entry into permit spaces.
Permit System
The County's written procedure for preparing and issuing permits for entry and for returning the permit space to service following termination of entry.
Prohibited Condition
A prohibited condition is any condition in a permit space that is not allowed by the permit during the period when entry is authorized.
Rescue Service
Personnel designated to rescue employees from permit spaces.
Retrieval System
Equipment (including a retrieval line, chest or full-body harness, wristlets, if appropriate, and a lifting device or anchor) that is used for non-entry rescue of persons from permit space.
Testing is the process by which the hazards that may confront entrants of a permit space are identified and evaluated. Testing includes specifying the tests that are to be performed in the permit space.
This listing provides job classifications involved with potential permit required confined spaces.
Public Works Bridge/Special Projects
(Has site specific plans) Box Beam Areas on Bridges (ventilation)
Ditches and Trenches (evacuation need)
Larger plugged culverts
Solid Waste
Reedsport Landfill (tanks and vault)
Roseburg Landfill (tanks)
Glide (vault)
(Has site specific plans) Septic Tanks and vaults (limited entry areas, toxic gases)
Pits and sumps (sewage tanks, toxic gases)
Ditches and trenches (evacuation need)
Salmon Harbor Tanks (limited entry areas)
Building Facilities Crawl Spaces (ventilation, asbestos)
(Has site specific plans) Tunnels (ventilation, evacuation need)
Man-holes (ventilation, evacuation need)
Vaults (limited entry areas)
Fairgrounds Vaults (limited entry areas)
Crawl Spaces (ventilation, asbestos)
The County shall provide training so that all employees whose work is regulated by this section acquire the understanding, knowledge, and skills necessary for the safe performance of the duties assigned. Trainers must understand all parts of 1910.146 and have experience with the types of permit spaces employees will enter.
Training shall be provided to each affected employee
Training shall establish employee proficiency in the duties required by this plan and shall introduce new or revised procedures for compliance with this plan.
Training shall cover the following elements:
The County shall certify that the training required has been accomplished. The certification shall contain each employee's name, the signatures or initials of the trainers, and the dates of training. The certification shall be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.
Hazard Assessment
The County must be able to demonstrate that the only hazard posed by the permit space is an actual or potential hazardous atmosphere wherein continuous forced air ventilation alone is sufficient to maintain that permit space safe for entry; County develops supportive monitoring and inspection data; required determinations and supporting data are documented by the County and made available to each employee who enters the permit space under the terms of that employee's authorized representative; and, that entry into the permit space is performed in accordance with the requirements of this plan.
The following requirements apply to entry into permit spaces: any conditions making it unsafe to remove an entrance cover shall be eliminated before the cover is removed; when entrance covers are removed, the opening shall be promptly guarded by a railing, temporary cover, or other temporary barrier that will prevent an accidental fall through the opening and that will protect each employee working in the space from foreign objects entering the space; before an employee enters the space, the internal atmosphere shall be tested, with a calibrated direct-reading instrument, for oxygen content, for flammable gases and vapors, and for potential toxic air contaminants, in that order; any employee who enters the space, or that employee's authorized representative, shall be provided an opportunity to observe the pre-entry testing required by this paragraph; there may be no hazardous atmosphere within the space whenever any employee is inside the space; and continuous forced air ventilation shall be used.
The atmosphere within the space shall be periodically tested as necessary to ensure that the continuous forced air ventilation is preventing the accumulation of a hazardous atmosphere. If a hazardous atmosphere is detected during entry, each employee shall leave the space immediately; the space shall be evaluated to determine how the hazardous atmosphere developed; and measures shall be implemented to protect employees from the hazardous atmosphere before any subsequent entry takes place. The County will verify that the space is safe for entry and that the pre-entry measures required have been taken through a written certification that contains the date, the location of the space, and the signature of the person providing the certification. The certification shall be made before entry and shall be made available to each employee entering the space or to that employee's authorized representative. When there are changes in the use or configuration of a non-permit confined space that might increase the hazards to entrants, the employer shall re-evaluate that space and, if necessary, reclassify it as a permit-required confined space.
Criteria Necessary for any Contract Workers / Employees
Prior to Entering a Permit Space
Contract workers only: Contractor must be informed regarding hazards in the confined space. County must ensure that the contractor has a written permit-space program that meets ORS 1910.146 requirements and that he is informed about any special precautions necessary to protect those working in or near the confined space.
Contract Workers and County Employees: A written permit-space program must be established that describes how the County will eliminate or control the permit-space hazards and ensure the safety of those who enter the space. County will coordinate entry operations with the contractor so that the contract workers and County employees work safely together.
County Employees only: County must have a written permit-space program that describes how to eliminate or control the permit-space hazards and ensure the safety of those who enter.
Plan for Emergencies
Prior to the supervisor authorizing employees to enter a permit space, it is essential that experienced emergency responders will be available if an entrant needs help. Responders must be able to reach the site promptly and know how to deal with the emergency. It is crucial to know if responders are equipped to respond appropriately during an emergency; therefore, it is essential to accurately communicate to the responder any permit-space hazard that they may encounter during an emergency, ensure that the responder can reach the space promptly, and allow the responders to practice rescues at all on-site permit spaces.
The County shall evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces are permit-required confined spaces. If the workplace contains permit spaces, the County shall inform exposed employees – by posting danger signs or by any other equally effective means – of the existence and location of and the danger posed by the permit spaces. If the County decides that its employees will not enter permit spaces, the County shall take effective measures to prevent its employees from entering the permit spaces in compliance with ORS standards.
If the County decides that its employees will enter permit spaces, the County will develop and implement a written permit space program that complies with this plan, and be available for inspection by employees and their authorized representatives.
Employer Responsibility
In addition to the County's responsibility to survey the workplace, conduct a hazard assessment, to identify potential hazards and to eliminate potential hazards in a permit-required confined space making it safe for employee entry, a written document that certifies that the work place has been evaluated, the date of the hazard assessment, and who performed the evaluation will be completed.
The County will provide appropriate equipment to employees who work in confined spaces. All employees who enter permit-required confined spaces will also be provided with necessary PPE to protect them from potential hazards. PPE selection decision will be communicated to employees.
Employee's Responsibility
It is the employee's responsibility to properly wear and care for PPE which is appropriate to the work performed and conditions encountered. It is additionally the responsibility of the employee to exercise caution in permit-required confined spaces where potential hazards may be present. Employee is to be aware of non-atmospheric hazards which might include conditions such as mechanized equipment, loose materials, excessive noise levels, extreme temperatures, low visibility, and difficult, constrained area access, and to leave a space immediately during a hazardous condition or when the attendant orders an evacuation.
Employees are responsible for knowing safety measures, policy on confined spaces, recognizing potential dangers, understanding their training prior to entering confined spaces. If there are concerns at a work place, employees are required to identify same with their supervisors, Safety Manager, or safety committee member. (For additional information on PPE inspection and maintenance, please refer to Douglas County's Policy on Personal Protective Equipment.)
Attendant's Responsibility
It is the attendant's responsibility to monitor the entrant's activities from outside the confined space.
Attendants duties and responsibilities involve knowing the permit-space hazards, including the symptoms and consequences of exposure, knowing how many entrants are in the permit space, staying out of the space during entry operations, keeping in contact with entrants, ordering an evacuation for a hazardous condition, keeping unauthorized persons away from the space, and starting rescue procedures when and if necessary.
Entry Supervisor's Responsibility
It is the entry supervisor's responsibility to ensure that attendants and entrants follow entry-permit procedures for knowing the permit-space hazards, including the symptoms and consequences of exposure, verifying that the entry permit is accurate and current, stopping entry operations and canceling the entry permit when permit-space work is done or during a hazardous condition, ensuring that responders will be available in an emergency, removing any unauthorized person who enters the space, and ensuring that entry operations are consistent if another authorized employee must replace an attendant or an entrant.
Common Atmospheric Hazards
How it occurs
Oxygen deficiency (less than 19.5% oxygen)
Chemical or biological reactions consume oxygen
Oxygen-deficient atmospheres affect heart rate, muscle coordination, and breathing. Unprotected, you can't survive in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere
Oxygen enrichment (greater than 23.5%)
Results from welding tasks and from the improper use of oxygen for breathing air.
Oxygen-enriched atmospheres increase the risk of fire or explosions.
Flammable atmospheres
Fuel, oxygen, and a source of ignition cause fire and explosions
Flammable gases such as acetylene, butane, propane, hydrogen, and methane are common in permit spaces. Grain, nitrated fertilizers, and ground chemicals can produce combustible dusts.
Toxic atmospheres
Accumulates through Some manufacturing, biological, or chemical reactions. Released during tasks such as welding and cleaning.
Many manufacturing processes, stored materials, and work tasks release toxic gases, vapors, or dusts.
Corrosive atmospheres
Accumulates from some manufacturing processes, biological or chemical reactions.
Corrosive substances destroy living tissue. Some cause immediate damage to skin and eyes; some have no immediate effect, but cause cancer with prolonged exposure.
Common Non-Atmospheric Hazards
Access Problems
Confined spaces are difficult to enter and exit.
In an emergency, entrants may not be able to exit quickly.
Corrosive Chemicals
Corrosive Chemicals are stored in the space or entrants use them for work.
Corrosive chemicals can cause severe eye or skin damage if exposed workers are not wearing protective clothing.
Loose materials drawn from the bottoms of storage bins can suffocate or bury an entrant. (Liquids or materials are suddenly released into the space.)
Liquid or loose materials can trap or bury a worker in seconds.
Extreme temperatures
The permit space location or the equipment it contains makes it very hot or cold.
Hot environments put workers at risk for heat stress, esp. if they're doing strenuous work or wearing protective clothing. Cold environments make tasks more difficult to accomplish.
Illumination problems
Most permit spaces are dark.
Poor lighting makes it difficult for workers to enter, work in, and exit a permit space.
Mechanical and hydraulic energy
Mechanical and hydraulic equipment starts or moves unexpectedly.
Entrants servicing mechanical and hydraulic equipment can be seriously injured or killed if the energy isn't properly controlled.
Permit spaces amplify sounds produced by tools and equipment.
Noise interferes with essential communication between entrants and attendants. High noise levels can impair hearing and cause hearing loss.
Slippery Surfaces
Leaks, spills, and condensation make walking surfaces slippery.
Wet surfaces are usually slippery; they increase the risk of falls.
Falling objects
Objects fall into the space because topside openings are unguarded or improperly guarded.
You don't want to be struck by a heavy object, even if you're wearing a hard hat.
Options for eliminating and controlling hazards in permit spaces
The space has no actual or potential atmospheric hazards and all other hazards can be eliminated.
The space can be reclassified as a non-permit space. All hazards must be eliminated in the space before workers enter and for the entire time they are in the space. Document how the hazards were eliminated and certify the space hazard-free.
The space has only an actual or potential atmospheric hazard and it can be controlled with forced-air ventilation.
Workers can enter the space under alternate procedures. The space must be kept hazard-free with continuous forced-air ventilation before workers enter and for the entire time workers are in the space. The County must have test and inspection data that show forced-air ventilation will keep the space hazard free. (Example large sealed off culverts)
The space has atmosp. and non-atmospheric hazards and you can't eliminate the hazards
Follow your written permit-space program. The program must include the method for controlling the hazards, procedures for entry operations, and an entry permit verifying that the space is safe to enter.
Established Entry Procedures
Prior to employees entering a permit space, safe work procedures covering all phases of the entry process must be followed. An entry permit that verifies the permit space is safe for employees to enter must be completed. Entry occurs when any part of a worker's body moves through the opening of this space.
Pre-entry Operations prior to Employees Entering a Permit Space
Guard the space. Place warning signs or barriers to keep out unauthorized persons and to protect entrants from falling objects.
Isolate the space. Disconnect, lock out, or tag out hazardous equipment in the space.
Eliminate the space for Eliminate or control the hazards in the space: document the atmospheric hazards. method and the steps necessary to eliminate or control the atmospheric hazards
Test the space for Test the atmospheric hazards in the following order: oxygen flammable atmospheric hazards. gases, toxic and corrosive gases. Employees must have the opportunity to observe the test.
Identify necessary Ensure that entrants have the equipment they need to do their equipment tasks (including rescue equipment) and they know how to use the equipment.
Plan for emergencies. Attendants must know how to respond to emergencies, including whom to contact and how to remove entrants.
Complete and post The entry supervisor must certify that the space is safe to the entry permit sign enter, and post the entry permit sign on the space so that authorized entrants can see it.
Maintain communications. Attendants and entrants must keep in contact with each other. They must know what communications equipment to use and how to use it effectively.
Keep out unauthorized The entry supervisor and authorized attendants must keep persons unauthorized persons away from the space.
Monitor activity inside and Authorized attendants must continuously monitor the permit outside the space. space for hazards while employees are inside.
After Employees leave the Space: Completing Entry Operations
Cancel the entry permit. The entry supervisor cancels the permit when entrants finish entry operations or when a condition arises that isn't identified on the permit.
Return the space to Employees return the space to service after entrants exit service.
File the permit. All problems encountered by entrants are recorded and the permit is kept on file for at least one year.
The entry permit documents acceptable entry conditions and verifies that the space is safe for employees to enter. Required permit information:
Responder's Responsibilities
Responders must have the equipment necessary to perform rescues and know how to use rescue equipment, be trained as rescuers and as authorized entrants, practice simulated rescues at least once a year at each on-site permit space, and keep First Aid and CPR training up to date.
Considerations in Determining an Emergency Responder
Steps to Take What to Consider
Identify the needs. Anticipate emergency requirements for immediate action or less-than-immediate action.
Interview the responder. Meet with responders to determine whether or not they can provide the various types of emergency services that may be needed. (Posting a 911 emergency response number is not sufficient.)
Determine how quickly The response time must be appropriate for the nature of the responders can reach injury; responders must be standing by when entrants are the site working under potential IDLH conditions
Know availability of The responders must be available any time employees need responder. to enter a permit space.
Method for contacting A method must be established so that an authorized supervisor attendant or responder can reach responders immediately.
Determine if a responder Technical knowledge and equipment to perform rope work can do rescues. or technical elevated rescue work is crucial.
Determine if a responder Responder must have the skills and equipment for medical can do evacuations. evacuations.
Determine if responder Responder must be able to recognize the signs, symptoms, has been trained to enter and consequences of exposure to a hazardous atmosphere permit spaces. in a hazardous atmosphere in a permit space on location.
Determine if responder Responder must be able to determine if atmosphere is IDLH
knows how to test the in a permit space.
Determine if responder Responder must be able to comprehend ventilation and
can recognize and atmospheric testing data on entry permit.
understand information.
A. Douglas County – Confined Space Entry Permit
See Form #1.This permit requires that the entry be evaluated for safety and health hazards and necessary controls.
Instructions for completing form are as follows:
1. Identify permit space or location of work.
2. Purpose or nature of job
3. Date and approximated time of entry permit. (The individual authorizing the entry shall sign the permit prior to entry.)
4. Entrants must all be listed and given instructions prior to or during entry.
5. Attendants must be listed.
6. Entry Supervisors must be listed and time of on-duty status listed.
Initial authorizing entry supervisor must also be listed.
7. All hazardous work in permit space must be listed
8. Check/list measures used to isolate permit space and eliminate/control permit space hazards prior to entry.
9. List acceptable entry conditions
10. Hazards testing
11. Rescue and Emergency Services listed by name and phone number in the event of urgent evacuation need.
12. Indicate any / all communication procedures / equipment used by authorized workers and attendants to maintain contact
13. Note all equipment that has been supplied to the employee.
14. Note any additional procedures that have been made to ensure employee safety.
15. List additional permits that have been required for this work area (i.e. hot work permit, etc.)
16. Confined space permit cancellation must be signed by entry permit supervisor. Date and time included.
B. Douglas County Confined Space Entry Hot Work Permit
See Form #2. This permit is in addition to the hazardous work permit when workers will be welding or using some type of an open flame / hot work in a confined space. The permit is to ensure that proper planning and precautions have been taken because hot work in a confined space is inherently dangerous.
The first section is self explanatory asking for department issuing permit, location of job site, reason for the job, name of on-site supervisor, any special fire hazards that may present and type of hazardous work needing to be performed
1. Special measures taken to ensure tank or basin has been properly purged by specifying methods of flushing and ventilating.
2. Measures for isolation of other hazards that may be effected by hot work (i.e. electrical lock-out, gas / hazardous-chemical line blanking)
3. Measures for respirator / PPE due to welding fumes.
4. Indicate measures by which a permit space is removed from service and protected against release of energy into space.
5. List PPE that have been provided to the worker for safety purposes.
Enter date and time of authorized duration, signatures of employee and entry supervisors are required.
C. Documentation of Plant Space Assessment Alternative Procedures / Reclassification
See Form #3.
D. Contractor Confined Space Notification Checklist
See Form #4. The Contractor Confined Space Notification Checklist will be completed by the Department's Project Manager and / or Supervisor. This notification is to ensure that Douglas County complies with Rule 1910.146(c)(8) of the Confined Space regulations. If the Department contracts for confined space entry work as the host employer, the Department is responsible to:
E. Employee Confined Space Entry Training (Roster)
See Form #5.
1. Permit Space to be entered
2. Purpose of entry
3. Date of entry:
Authorized duration of entry permit:
4. Authorized entrants
5. Attendants
6. Name(s) of current entry supervisor(s)
Name of entry supervisor who initially authorized entry:
7. Record hazards of the permit space which will be entered
8. List measures used to isolate permit space, eliminate control permit space hazards before entry
A. Lack of Oxygen
•A. Purge – flush and vent
B. Combustible Gasses
C. Combustible Vapors
•B. Ventilation
D. Combustible Dusts
E. Toxic Gasses
•C. Lockout / tagout
F. Toxic Vapors
G. Chemical Contact
•D. Inerting
H. Electrical Hazards
I. Mechanical Exposure
•E. Blanketing, blocking, bleeding
J. Temperature Extreme
K. Engulfment
•F. External Barricades
L. Entrapment
M. Other
•G. Confined space identification / signs
9. Acceptable entry conditions
10. Test(s) to be taken
Permissible entry levels
Test 1
Test 2
Test 3
Test 4
A. Percent of Oxygen
19.5% - 23.5%
B. Combustible Gas
Less than 10% LEL
Name of initial tester:
Test times:
11. Rescue / emergency services available
Name: ____________________________________
Name: _________________________________
12. Communication procedure to be used by authorized entrants and attendants
13. Equipment supplied to the employee
1. Gas test and monitoring
Name: _________________Model: ______Serial #:__________
2. Ventilating
3. Communications
4. Personal, safety harness, hard hats, hand protective with life lines, eye, foot equipment, ear, face respiratory, clothing
5. Lighting
6. Barriers, Shields, pedestrians, vehicle, other
7. Safe Ingress / egress, ladders
8. Rescue, resuscitators, lifelines, hoists, emergency inhaler
9. Other safety Equipment
14. Other information for this particular space to ensure employee safety:
15. Additional permits required:
This CONFINED SPACE PERMIT has been cancelled by:_________________________________ Entry Permit Supervisor
Time: ______________ Date: _______________ Return this completed permit to: _______________________________
# ____________
This permit is to be used with the hazardous work permit
when any hot work is planned in a confined space.
Department issuing the permit:
Location of job:
Nature of the job:
Person in charge of work (on-site supervisor):
Special fire hazards:
Hazardous work to be performed: (i.e., welding, burning, open flame)
Special Requirements
1. Vessel / tank purge, flush and ventilation
a. Deposit or material in tank
b. Method of cleaning
2. Fire Prevention Precautions
3. Ventilation for welding fumes
4. Isolation: Lockout
a. Electrical
b. Mechanical
c. Gas Lines
d. Other
5. Additional PPE needed
a. Respirator
b. Welding helmet
c. Hearing protection
d. Protective clothing
Date and time issued:
Date and time expired or cancelled:
Employee (Entrant):
Employee (Standby):
1. Potential confined space and specific location:
2. Reasons for entry and frequency of entry.
3. Is there a potential hazardous atmosphere? If not, why?
4. List other potential hazards.
5. Who last entered and why? If there were possible problems during the entries,
explain what they were.
6. List specific conditions of the space and of the space test. Include all known data.
SPACE CLASSIFICATION: This space meets the following requirements.
(NOTE: If the space is classified as IDLH / Dangerous,
then a permit must be issued.)
Alternative Procedures Permitted: __________________________________________
Non- Permit: ___________________________________________________________
_______________________________________ __________________________
Signature: Safety Manager / Entry Supervisor Date
CHECKLIST OF SAFEGUARDS HAZARDS and RECOMMENDED SAFEGUARDS
1. Electrical ______________________________________________________________________
2. Mechanical _____________________________________________________________________
3. Other __________________________________________________________________________
Hazardous Work:
1. Welding/Burning/Open Flame ______________________________________________________
2. Electrical Work __________________________________________________________________
3. Chemicals _____________________________________________________________________
Special Requirements:
1. Lock-outs ______________________________________________________________________
2. Lines Disconnected ______________________________________________________________
3. Vessel/Tank Purge, Flush and Vent _________________________________________________
4. Ventilation _____________________________________________________________________
5. Secure Area ___________________________________________________________________
6. Lighting _______________________________________________________________________
7. Communication _________________________________________________________________
8. Fire Extinguishers _______________________________________________________________
9. Emergency Egress Procedures ____________________________________________________
10. Other _________________________________________________________________________
Personal Protective Equipment Needed:
1. Harness and Life Line ____________________________________________________________
2. Respirator _____________________________________________________________________
3. Eye Protection __________________________________________________________________
4. Hearing Protection _______________________________________________________________
5. Protective Clothing _______________________________________________________________
Atmosphere Tests:
List type of air testing that would be necessary _____________________________________________
Contractors Emergency Response Information Needed:
1. Phone Number and Location of Nearest Telephone ________________________________________
2. Name of First Aid Person ____________________________________________________________
3. Location of Nearest First Aid Kit _______________________________________________________
Emergency Rescue Plan
NOTE: There may be additional hazards related to this confined space. The contractor may be introducing additional hazards based on work processes and methods. This document is advisory only. It may not list all existing hazards or rule compliance issues. The Contractor is responsible for the safety of his/her employees and must comply with Oregon OSHA 1910.146 Confined Space Regulations.
Name of Trainer
Date and Time of Training
Employees' Name(s) and Department(s)
1. __________________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________________
7. __________________________________________________________________
8. __________________________________________________________________
9. __________________________________________________________________
10. _________________________________________________________________
11. _________________________________________________________________
12. _________________________________________________________________
13. _________________________________________________________________
14. _________________________________________________________________
15. _________________________________________________________________
16. _________________________________________________________________
17. _________________________________________________________________
18. _________________________________________________________________
19. _________________________________________________________________
20. _________________________________________________________________
21. _________________________________________________________________
22. _________________________________________________________________
23. _________________________________________________________________
24. _________________________________________________________________
25. _________________________________________________________________
26. _________________________________________________________________
27. _________________________________________________________________
28. __________________________________________________________________ 29. _________________________________________________________________
30. _________________________________________________________________


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Life | ||||||||
Gwyneth Jones | ||||||||
Aqueduct Press, 376 pages | ||||||||
A review by David Soyka
The book appeared well before the now infamous comments of Harvard President Lawrence Summer regarding the significant lack of
women in leading scientific positions. However ill-constructed, and perhaps misinterpreted, the remarks made by Summer,
Gwyneth Jones's eleventh novel more eloquently addresses the reality of women in high-pressure careers in which the gatekeepers
to advancement are largely male. But it's not just a polemic about the professional discrimination against women in the
sciences. It is about, well as the title says, Life -- both the biological and cultural determinants and the various
accidents, tragedies, stupid mistakes as well as the overriding accomplishments and lasting relationships
human beings might experience over the course of their existence.
It accomplishes this despite the fact that the three main characters are generally unlikable sorts. Anna, at times, is
unbelievably timid (though I fully realize it is the author's intent to portray the social situations as to why a woman
brighter than her male peers nevertheless feels compelled to compromise herself, even when she herself is physically
compromised); Ramone, the insecure radical lesbian feminist with a fetish that subverts her intellectual pretensions (but,
again, yeah I get the metaphor) and Spence who, in a role reversal, plays the neglected spouse. However close it flirts,
though, the characterization is never outright caricature. There was a point, for example, when I got irritated at the
implication that even when a man provides the supportive role as house-husband and primary child care-giver, the dumb
insensitive male ego still expects the wife to do the dishes (and, okay I got pissed because, I've been a house-husband
myself, and I did to the dishes -- still do). But just
when you think Jones is taking pot shots at the other gender (however much the gender might at times
deserve it), she steps back with a much more nuanced and sympathetic portrayal of a man for whom, in another role
reversal, romantic affections are not returned. For Anna, marriage is more a case of convenience and companionship than
spiritual co-existence. Irony there, eh?
Simply, put, Life is one of the best things Jones has written. You can stop reading right now and go out and buy the
book. Otherwise, you'll have to endure yet another one of these diatribes about how science fiction doesn't get any respect
from the literary mainstream. Because you can't read this book and not reflect on the fact that had this been written by,
say, Margaret Atwood, Life would be receiving more of the widespread attention it deserves. The fact is, with a
few adjustments, the SFnal elements could be removed and you'd have a solidly mainstream book of substantial sophistication
in depicting the darker complexities ad ambiguities of modern existence as good as anything, if not better, than, say, well,
Atwood. But Jones is a genre writer, the SFnal elements serve to underscore her themes, so instead of getting front page
reviews on the Sunday New York Times Book Review, she has to settle for honorable mention in
Gerald Jonas's ghetto column.
Life is tough and often unfair. It certainly is to Anna Senoz (though it doesn't necessarily make her any more likeable
a character). And it's easy enough to read into Anna's ostracism by the scientific establishment
how Jones might feel about being shunned by the literary establishment.
That said, my guess is Jones most likely doesn't give a damn. Or, at least, like Anna at the end of the novel, has come to
terms with the way the deck is dealt. In an afterword, Jones says that:
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The Raiders conducted their second practice of the organized team activities today in Alameda. It marked the first time that the media were permitted access to a practice this year.
Among the notable sights and notes:
Running back Darren McFadden practiced at full speed and in front of the media for the first time since he suffered a severe foot injury against the Kansas City Chiefs last October.
He participated in all the drills, made sharp cuts, caught passes and even ran a deep pattern down the right sideline. This has to pass as the most encouraging news for first-year coach Dennis Allen in the early going.
Allen said McFadden is at full speed and not limited in any capacity "that I can see." McFadden missed the final nine games last season as a result of the injury.
Defensive end Matt Shaughnessy is back at practice, though he still is recovering from the shoulder injury that forced him to miss most of last season.
Allen said Shaughnessy's rehab is going "great" and that Shaughnessy should be a full go by training camp.
Starting center Stefen Wisniewski underwent "a little procedure" on his shoulder earlier this year, and he still hasn't been cleared for full-team drills,
Defensive tackle Richard Seymour and middle linebacker Rolando McClain are not at practice.
Allen said McClain was excused so that he be in Alamaba for his upcoming trial on four misdemeanors. Seymour was excused because it's a "tradition" for Seymour to prepare for the upcoming season the way he sees fit. Allen said he is in communication with Seymour and satisfied with his approach.
Rookie wide receiver Juron Criner is a guy to keep an eye on. He made at least four head-turning plays during a 20-minute span.
He snared a ball thrown up for grabs in double coverage, caught a pass in that was tipped in heavy traffic, reached back for an off-the-mark throw and made an over-the-shoulder catch on a deep pass down the right sideline.
Allen said this is what the Raiders saw on videotape of Criner before they selected him in the NFL draft and is consistent with the way Criner has performed since he joined the Raiders.
Criner's play is reminiscent of the way Denarius Moore burst on the scene last season en route to an impressive first season.
Other players absent were: punter Shane Lechler, kicker Sebastian Janikowski, fullback Marcel Reece and linebacker Mario Kurn.
Receivers Louis Murphy and Eddie McGee, as well as right guard Mike Brisiel worked on the side with trainers for part of practice. Allen said Brisiel is battling through a hamstring injury.
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Re: More /.{I->-1} craziness
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